Wild place Graeme Clarke on waivers; Lightning to terminate Lukas Svejkovsky’s contract

Tuesday’s waiver wire includes Minnesota Wild forward Graeme Clarke and Tampa Bay Lightning forward Lukas Svejkovsky.

Clarke is returning from injury and has been placed on waivers to be assigned to the Wild’s American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate the Iowa Wild.

Clarke was acquired by Minnesota from the New Jersey Devils in July in exchange for Adam Beckman. Clarke then signed a one-year, two-way contract worth $800,000 per season.

Clarke spent the 2023-24 season with the Devils’ AHL affiliate the Utica Comets where he tallied 25 goals and 24 assists for 49 points in 67 games. Clarke led the Comets’ in goals, game-winning goals and shots, he ranked second in points. Clarke’s play earned him a spot at the 2024 AHL All-Star Classic.

The 23-year-old made his NHL debut with the Devils on Jan. 6, 2024, against the Vancouver Canucks, and appeared in three games with New Jersey last season. Clarke was originally selected by New Jersey in the third round (80th overall) of the 2019 NHL Draft. Throughout his career, Clarke has scored 68 goals and 149 points in 218 career AHL games with Binghamton and Utica.

Tampa Bay announced that Svejkovsky has been placed on waivers for the purpose of contract termination. Svejkovksy was acquired by the Bolts from the Pittsburgh Penguins during the offseason in exchange for forward Bennett MacArthur.

The 22-year-old played 30 games with the ECHL’s Wheeling Nailers in 2023-24, recording 16 goals and 21 assists for 37 points. He also had two goals and two assists for four points in 19 games with the AHL’s Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.

Before turning pro, Svejkovsky had 35 goals and 41 assists for 76 points with the Medicine Hat Tigers and Seattle Thunderbirds during the 2021-22 Western Hockey League (WHL) season. He added 11 goals and 17 assists for 28 points with the Thunderbirds during the 2022 post-season.